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Presenter announces Shoals distribution center in Portland, Tenn., promising about 500 jobs
Summary
At a Portland, Tenn., ribbon-cutting, a presenter said Shoals opened a more-than-600,000-square-foot distribution and manufacturing facility that will support electronic-component R&D and is expected to create about 500 jobs and represent a multimillion-dollar investment.
At a ribbon-cutting in Portland, Tenn., a presenter announced that Shoals has opened a distribution center and manufacturing plant focused on electronic components, saying the facility will support research and development and bring new jobs to Sumner County.
The presenter said the site covers "over 600,000 square feet in this facility" and indicated the company expects the campus to add roughly 500 jobs in Portland as it scales up. The presenter described the project as a multimillion-dollar investment and said it will become a major local employer once fully staffed.
Officials at the ceremony framed the investment as a boost to the regional energy sector: the presenter said Shoals' work on electronic components will feed into that industry and include research and development projects to be detailed in the coming months. The presenter said the company is already employing workers on site and that more hiring is planned as operations ramp up.
The ceremony concluded with the presenter thanking attendees and saying officials will share further information about the company's growth and research activities in future months. No formal votes, motions or regulatory actions were recorded during the event.
